---
id: "CVE-2026-60662"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-60662"]
title: "Oracle Solaris 11.4: local low-privilege user can take over the system"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "multi-user-hosts", "on-prem", "oracle-solaris", "solaris"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-logon"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:19:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:08:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60662", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle Solaris 11.4: local low-privilege user can take over the system

A flaw in the Services component of Oracle Solaris 11.4 lets a low-privileged local user compromise the operating system. A successful attack can result in full takeover of the host, with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `pkg info entire` on the Solaris host and compare the release to the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory listing the fix
- unknown

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Solaris 11.4 security update that addresses CVE-2026-60662 from the Oracle Critical Patch Update, using `pkg update`
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60662

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Services).   The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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